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    Old 05-20-2015, 09:42 AM
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    After learning a new technique -

    Do you feel that you have to "do something" with it?

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    Are you okay with - "Okay, I know how to do that" - and not "do something" with it?


    I hate to admit I'm in the second group, but I am.
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    Old 05-20-2015, 09:44 AM
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    If I see a video on a new technique, it is usually the bit of knowledge that I need in order to finish a quilt.
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    Old 05-20-2015, 09:46 AM
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    I like to try them. If I like it I will usually "do something" with it. If I don't like it, I am satisfied just knowing that I can do it.
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    Old 05-20-2015, 10:28 AM
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    I don't necessarily have to 'do something' with a new technique or method but I do have to repeat it several times for it to 'stick' (pp'ing comes to mind). But I'm usually working on a new quilt when that situation applies so I suppose I do end up 'doing something' with it after all.
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    Oh, I have to do it multiple times these day for it to 'stick'. Then, when I get ready to use it again, if much time has passed, I have to look it up again..... Sad, really. ....
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    Old 05-20-2015, 11:02 AM
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    I like to try it on a practice block to make sure I have it right before I do it on a quilt.
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    Old 05-20-2015, 11:09 AM
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    I don't spend time learning new quilting techniques unless I intend to put them to practical use...usually right then and there. I don't think I'd ever claim that I knew how to do something if I hadn't used it in a finished project of some sort.
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    I like learning new things, but I don't feel that I have to use them, maybe I will eventually. I went to a class on trapunto, I have no plans to use what I learnt but I enjoyed the class, and now I feel that I now have another skill if I ever feel that I might need it.
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    To me the fun is in the learning how not doing because I know how.
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    Old 05-20-2015, 05:26 PM
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    Originally Posted by bearisgray
    After learning a new technique -

    Do you feel that you have to "do something" with it?

    or

    Are you okay with - "Okay, I know how to do that" - and not "do something" with it?


    I hate to admit I'm in the second group, but I am.
    I think this is where I went wrong a long time ago. Every new class I took, I went wild with starting a new project using that skill. And those new skills usually require certain supplies and tools. And then the UFOs stack up. Well, some of you know the drill.....
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